Interview 1- Mrs. Duran
- Ecuador
- Pizza is a snack, big meal with lots of meat and courses, rice,soup
- Christian family
- Dad died when little, got married, when son was 10 moved here
- Took vacations to USA, columbia so she was familiar with american culture (sort of) when she moved
- Moved for a better life for her son
- Had to wait 3 years to become a citizen, husband was born here (veteran), and son got citizenship right away
- Sister was already here, so she moved to holland
- Did not originally intend to become a teacher
- Doesnt like government in ecuador
- English was easier to learn
- Spanish is a gift
- Never felt treated differently until Donald Trump, and then a white man cut in line and she was super shocked
Interview 2- Mrs. Gonzalez
- Heard that was america was bad her entire life
- Moved to get away from government, doesnt get to vote
- Once people started to tell her what america was really liked she tried to get a visa